Friday, May 20, 2011
LAUGHLAUGHCRYLAUGHCRY
Today's film was the New York Times Critic's pick by Fatih Akin
This film, in German, is just one of the best comedies that I have seen in awhile.
And it is the best kind of comedy. It has heart. And at the end there are tears of happiness. How many comedies are like that today? One. This one.
The story hurtles from one scene to the next. Basically it is the travails of a greek guy who has a restaurant, Soul Kitchen. Adam Bousdoukos. He is a hack. He is a slacker. And he has a brother who is a burglar and gambler out on release. He has great friends and a not so great girlfriend. Settling for less.
Then he hires a real chef and the fun begins. His crowd of customers who are those who eat low don't like eating high. Does this sound funny? No? Watch the film.
Great cast. Ensemble theater.
Breakneck. Worrisome. Good comedy requires anxiety on top of heart.
Boy is this good.
There is a lot of cooking and food!
And now, the soundtrack. It is all great blues sides. How many? Many. All tie into the scene.
Beautiful.
This is a 5 out of Netflix5. I have also ordered some more of Akin's (he is a Turk) films. A fest. I saw one of his short films in an anthology about New York.
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